With the experience from the first time, it was much easier to catch the worms the second time. Ping An was not as resistant as before. Everything was like this. Once you had the first time, the second time would naturally become normal.
This time, they walked a few miles deeper into the desert. Lou Xiaoyi was worried that there would be a fixed number of white sand worms in a certain area, so he had to avoid the previous location.
Before catching the worms, he first found a place to release the three to four hundred white sand worms that had lost their spirit hooks. When these worms saw the desert, they were like fish that saw water. They disappeared into the sand almost instantly. He did not know if they would remember this lesson and not be tricked again.
This time, he placed the two porcelain bottles further away from each other. In theory, this would attract more worms, and the time it took to store the bottles was twice as long. However, the amount of Dolphin Thread Incense was reduced by half. He needed to find the most economical amount of incense. Otherwise, with his current wealth, it would be difficult for him to maintain the incense for a long time.
In the end, he was neither surprised nor disappointed. Last time, there were one to two hundred worms in each bottle. This time, there were about two hundred worms. Because the time it took to store the bottles was twice as long, it meant that the amount of incense used could not be reduced anymore. Otherwise, it would be a wasted trip. If the harvest was greatly reduced because of the lack of incense, it would be like throwing away a watermelon for a sesame seed.
Based on his current consumption of the white sand worms, and taking into account that his cultivation level had increased to a certain extent, four hundred worms could provide him with about ten days' worth of energy. As time went on, this period would become shorter and shorter. Until one day, it would be pointless to capture the worms and bring them back. It would be better to capture them on the spot and absorb them on the spot.
There was no shelter in the Gobi Desert. To cultivate in this place, one would have to consider how to avoid being disturbed by the occasional passersby. It was a very troublesome thing. Lou Xiaoyi had long discovered that the spiritual vigor of the Gobi Desert was denser than that of Pu City, Lou Province. This was in line with the laws of nature. The appearance of humans had caused all natural things to retreat, including green and spiritual vigor.
The pure quality of spiritual vigor was the white sand worm's strong point, but its meager spiritual energy made it very awkward to absorb. Lou Xiaoyi had successfully brought himself into the cultivation world through this worm, but he realized that was all there was to it. At most, he could stabilize himself until he reached the early stage of Qi-eating. The white sand worm's effect would become infinitely small, so small that it was negligible.
The cultivators in this world were not all fools. If the white sand worms could really help people achieve something in their cultivation, they would not have been left to their own devices. The reason why they could survive in the Gobi Desert was because the truly capable cultivators did not think much of them!
As soon as the path was opened, he realized that it was just a small path. He needed to find another direction. This made Lou Xiaoyi, who was used to being lazy, very annoyed. He wanted his life to be comfortable and not rushed. Just like in the other world, he had to run around in the busy reinforced concrete all day long like a worker ant.
He wanted to be a bird. He wanted to be free in the sky, eating and waiting for death. It would be best if he was a myna or a parrot. If he was unhappy, he could even scold people …
Originally, this kind of life was not difficult for him. Lou Province could not guarantee that he would be rich, but he would not have to worry about food and clothing. As long as he did not have high expectations, he could still maintain some dignity.
However, Lou Xiaoyi was a little greedy. He wanted to live for a few more decades, so he had problems with his cultivation.
He also had a little filial piety. He did not want to disappoint the elders, so he had problems with the big exam.
He also had needs for his body, so he had problems with Second Sister Li …
Wherever he went, Lou Xiaoyi was not a person with strict self-discipline. He liked to make plans, but he could rarely complete them. Most of the time, he ended up with nothing in the process because of one reason or another. This was also the reason why he was a loser in his previous life.
When he returned to the mansion, he was just in time for his cultivation. In theory, practicing diligently every day was the foundation of cultivation progress. However, this was under the premise of abundant spiritual opportunity. In this low-level cultivation environment, due to the limitation of spiritual opportunity, practicing diligently was not as effective as practicing intelligently. The occasional pause was both out of helplessness and necessity.
Ping An sent him a letter. It was a fragrant letter. When Lou Xiaoyi read the letter, he was very worried. This was not a letter that a man would use. Then, the source of the letter was very strange.
He never thought that his Young Master could have a romantic encounter in this aspect, but reason told him that no matter what happened to his Young Master, there was no need to be surprised. His Young Master had completely changed since he came into contact with Qi Er's group.
Lou Xiaoyi looked at Ping An, who wanted to say something but stopped. He knew what he was thinking. This was the disadvantage of a rich family. Everything they did, there would be people watching them.
"You don't have to worry about this. It's not a messy person. Just friendship? I understand, the kind that lasts for a long time!
Don't worry about what will happen. I know what to do. You see, we went to the Gobi Desert several times. What happened?
How's the thing I asked you to do? What kind of family did Aunt Cai Huan find for me? This is a big deal! You can't be confused! "
"I will ask around. Don't worry, Young Master!"
In the past, when he said this, he was basically perfunctory. How would he dare to inquire about what Aunt Cai Huan was busy with? But ever since he was tied to the same boat as his Young Master, his thoughts had changed. Especially after he sent this letter, his attitude became even more firm.
His Young Master would be eighteen years old in the next year. In other rich families, half of them would have already married and had children at this age. The other half would also have a rough result. Therefore, it was normal for his Young Master to be anxious in this aspect. It was natural for a young man to fall in love.
When it was season, even cats would howl on the roof, let alone humans.
He decided to be more serious this time and do what his Young Master asked him to do. This way, his Young Master might not have anything to do with those messy people outside.
Eleven days had passed since he succeeded in eating Qi for the first time. There were still eighty days before the summer examination. Lou Xiaoyi made a basic judgment of his own timeline. He believed that, in view of the concept of combining work and rest and relaxing the mind, it was necessary to relax himself appropriately.
He was almost nineteen years old, and his body was close to adulthood. He needed his own privacy.
Among the thirteen cultivation bamboo slips, there was not a single one that mentioned the requirement of cultivating as a child. That was nonsense. It was a misunderstanding and fabrication by mortals about cultivation.
The letter was sent by Second Sister Li. She invited him to the Li Residence's side courtyard to admire the lanterns tomorrow night. What was there to admire about lanterns? For an old soul like Lou Xiaoyi, there was no need for anyone to teach him what it meant.
Food, drink, men, and women. No matter what kind of world it was, it was generally like this.
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